Chrysanthemum plant named Zanmucandle

ABSTRACT

A  chrysanthemum  plant named ‘Zanmucandle’ characterized by its large sized blooms with white ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date August 17-21; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.

CULTIVAR DENOMINATION

‘Zanmucandle’

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat., and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmucandle’. ‘Zanmucandle’ is a product of a breeding and selection program for outdoor pot mums (garden mums) which had the objective of creating new cultivars with a double type inflorescence, a natural season flower date starting at August 17-21, blooming for a period of 5 weeks. ‘Zanmucandle’ is a seedling resulting from the crossing between the female parent id 4910 and the male parent id 2648. Plants of ‘Zanmucandle’ differ from plants of the female parent in the color of the ray-florets: that of the seedling is white while the color of the female parent is yellow. The differences between plants of ‘Zanmucandle’ and plants of the male parent are (1) Natural season flower date and (2) Inflorescence size. (1) The seedling flowers one to two weeks earlier. (2) The inflorescence size is larger in the seedling. The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as a flowering plant by Wilhelmus Bemardus Blom on a cultivated field in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in 2005. The first act of asexual production of ‘Zanmucandle’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings from the initial selection in 2005 were used and propagated further in a controlled environment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. The new cultivar has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color being as nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown out door in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands under natural day length and temperature and planted in week 25 in 2009. The natural blooming date of this crop was August 17-21 . The average height of the plants was 16 cm. No growth retardants were used. No tests were done on disease or insect resistance or susceptibility. No tests were done on cold or drought tolerance. This new variety produces large sized blooms with white ray florets blooming for a period of 5 weeks. From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivar in comparison to ‘Zanmucandle’ is ‘Zanmustarbu’ (U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/003,539). When ‘Zanmustarbu’ and ‘Zanmucandle’ are being compared the following difference is noticed: The difference of ‘Zanmustarbu’ and ‘Zanmucandle’ are (1) number ray-florets and (2) length ray-florets. (1) The number is lower in ‘Zanmucandle’. (2) Ray-florets of ‘Zanmucandle’ are longer.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘Zanmucandle’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, any discrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted in the photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart used in this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, edition 2001.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum xmorifolium Ramat. ‘Zanmucandle’ Bud Size Small; cross-section 0.5 cm, height 0.5 cm Shape Round Texture Pubescent Outside Color Greyed-green 191A Phyllaries Number 22, arranged in 2 rows Shape Elliptic Apex Acute Base Truncate Margin Entire Color Upper surface Greyed-green 191A Length and width 5 mm; 2 mm Texture Pubescent Inflorescence Type Double Height 2 cm Diameter 6.5 cm Peduncle length 6 cm Peduncle color Greyed-green 191C Peduncle diameter 1.5 mm Peduncle texture pubescent Number per branch Approx. 5 inflorescences Duration of flowering 5 weeks Seeds Produced in small quantities, ovate, Greyed-brown 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter 0.8 mm Fragrance Faint chrysanthemum odor Color Center of inflorescence Immature stage: Yellow 9A Mature stage: Yellow 9A Color of upper surface of the White 155D ray-florets Color of the lower surface White 155D of the ray-florets Tonality from Distance A garden mum with white flowers and a cream center Color of the ray-florets after White 155D aging of the plant Ray florets Texture Upper and lower surface smooth Number Ca. 160 Shape Narrowly elliptic Apex Pointed Base Attenuate Cross-section Convex Longitudinal axis of Reflexing majority Length of corolla tube 3-4 mm Ray-floret margin Entire Ray-floret length 3-4 cm Ray-floret width 4-5 mm Ratio length/width High Disc florets Absent Receptacle Color Green 138C Shape Conical raised Height 0.5 cm Diameter 0.7 cm Reproductive Organs Androecium Absent Pollen Absent Gynoecium Present on both ray-florets Style color Yellow-green 154C Style Length 3 mm Stigma color Yellow 7A Stigma Width 1 mm Ovary Enclosed in calyx Plant Form Grown as a spray type pot mum, outdoor raised and mounded Growth habit Loosely spreading, somewhat spherical shape Growth rate Low Height 16 cm Width 30 cm Stem Color Greyed-brown 199A Stem Strength Weak Stem Brittleness Brittle Stem Anthocyanin Coloration Not observed Internode length 2 cm Length of lateral branch From top to bottom 15-16 cm Lateral branch color Green 137C Lateral branch brittleness brittle Lateral branch diameter 2.2 mm Branching (average number Prolific with ca. 8 breaks after of lateral branches) pinching Natural season blooming date August 17-21 Foliage Leaf color Upper side: Green 138A Lower side: Green 138B Color midvein Upper side: Yellow-green 147D Lower side: Yellow-green 148D Size Small.; length 3.5-4.5 cm, width 1.4-1.7 cm Quantity (number per lateral Ca. 30 branch) Shape Elliptic Texture upper side Sparsely pubescent Texture under side Pubescent Venation arrangement Palmate Shape of the margin Serrated Shape of Base of Sinus Rounded Between Lateral Lobes Margin of Sinus Between Diverging Lateral Lobes Shape of Base Attenuate to Acute Apex Mucronulate Petiole length 3 mm Petiole diameter 2 mm Petiole color Yellow-green 147D

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety ‘Zanmucandle’ ‘Zanmustarbu’ Number ray-florets Ca. 160 180-200 Length ray-florets 3-4 cm 2-3.5 cm 

1. A new and distinct chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmucandle’ as described and illustrated. 